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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Siatiow 156 . 
A*t*u> ntoa 
Turk 
Density at 60 F. : — 
Surface, . 
. 1 02508 
300 fathoms, 
. 1-02565 
100 fathoms, . 
. 1 02561 
400 „ 
• 
. 1 02555 
200 „ . „ 
. 1-02565 
Bottom, . 
. 1-02515 
Depth, 1975 fathoms ; deposit, Diatom Ooze, containing 2'08 per cent, of carbonate 
of lime (see Murray and Reuard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.). 
At 8 a m. got up steam. At 9.20 a.m. shortened and furled sails, and proceeded 
a: ■! r ,-t am to sound and trawl. Sounded in 1975 fathoms, and put over trawl. Obtained 
~ . t inp' intuits down to 200 fathoms. Weather fine, wind moderate. At 4.30 p.m. 
the trawl c.une up with numerous specimens, — one of the most interesting hauls made 
timing the cruise. At 4.40 r.M. made sail, but, the wind rising to a gale, shortened and 
t' u i - i at 5.40 v m., keeping during the night a position under the lee of an iceberg, 
ob-crvi 1 slight aurora between 12 and 1 a.m. Birds as usual. Sea a greenish-blue 
colour. 
Dist nice at noon from Cape Otway, 2262 miles. Made good 87 miles. Amount of 
current 13 miles, direction N. 10 E. 
The following species are recorded in the Zoological Reports from the- trawl at 
this Station : — 
Hexactixellida (Schulze, Zool. pt. 53). 
Pnhjrh'ibdus ori/onnis, n.g., n.sp. One damaged specimen ; obtained at no other 
locality. Only species of the genus. 
Pexxatulida (Kdlliker, Zool. pt. 2). 
UnJxUula carpenteri. n.sp. Several specimens; obtained also at Station 157, 
1950 fathoms. 
Deep-Sea Medusa (Haeckel, Zool. pt. 12). 
Pt riphcnw. regina, n.g., n.sp. One fragmentary specimen ; obtained at no other 
locality. Only species of the genus. 
Asteroid pa (Sladen, Zool. pt. 51). 
Lonchotastcr fordpifer, n.g., n.sp. One specimen; obtained also at Station 157, 
1950 fathoms. The only other species of the genus 
( Lonchotastcr tartareus) was taken at Station 89. 
< 'L>tori« *ter cataphractus, n.g., n.sp. One specimen ; obtained at no other locality. 
Only species of the genus. 
Freyella fragilis&ima, n.sp. Obtained also at Station 146. 
